[YSPNetwork] Fwd: Suicide Intervention Skills Training in Eugene

[Donna NOONAN]

YSPNetworkers,
Jill asked me to send you this announcement of an ASIST training in Eugene February 19 and 20:

>>> "Jill Hollingsworth" jillh at clearwire.net> 10/29/2008 2:36 PM >>

Good afternoon YSP'ers,

You are invited to an upcoming Applied Suicide Intervention Workshop in 
Eugene on February 19th and 20th. See attached flyer for registration 
details.


ASIST is a two-day interactive workshop that trains professionals and 
other community providers in suicide "first-aid". Participants are 
trained how to recognize and assess the potential risk of suicide. This 
workshop also equips the participant with the intervention skills to 
keep the person safe until the appropriate level of ongoing help can be 
accessed.*

*World Class Training*

ASIST is the most widely used, acclaimed, and researched suicide 
intervention training in the world. Over 3000 Oregonians have taken 
ASIST in recent years. In addition to learning the knowledge and skills 
of suicide intervention, participants report improved comfort, 
confidence, and competence doing interventions. More about ASIST 
training here:  <http://www.livingworks.net/AS.php>

ASIST is not therapy. It is "first-aid" designed to keep a person safe 
until they can receive further intervention.

*Participants will be able to:*

   * Recognize attitudes about suicide
   * Identify suicide factors and estimate risk
   * Intervene with a person at risk to make them safe
   * List resources available to a person at risk
   * Commit to help coordinate social support for a person at risk

*/Who should take this training?/*

   * School nurses
   * Teachers
   * Counselors
   * Clergy
   * Coaches
   * Community volunteers
   * Mental Health Professionals
   * Physicians
   * Police and Corrections staff
   * Juvenile and Adult Court staff
   * School support staff
   * Youth workers
   * Anyone who is in a position to help someone at risk


If interested, please see the attached flyer for more information and 
call Jill Hollingsworth at 541.337.9001 to register. 
jillh at clearwire.net

______________________________________________________
Donna G. Noonan, MPH, CHES
Youth Suicide Prevention Coordinator
Injury Prevention & Epidemiology Program
Oregon Public Health Division
800 NE Oregon, Ste 772
Portland, OR 97232
Phone: 971-673-1023 
Fax 971-673-0990
donna.noonan at state.or.us
http://oregon.gov/dhs/ph/ipe/ysp/index.shtml Join YSPNetwork, Youth Suicide Prevention listserv for the Pacific Northwest at http://listsmart.osl.state.or.us/mailman/listinfo/yspnetwork 


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